Manon Lescaut by Abbe Prevost
"Manon Lescaut" is a tragic novel about a young man of good family who sacrifices everything for his passionate love for a beautiful but deceitful woman, Manon. Despite his sincere love for Manon, she continually betrays him for wealth and comfort, leading to their downfall. The story is a cautionary tale about the destructive power of obsessive love and the tragic consequences of a lack of moral strength and self-discipline.
The 715th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1731
- Nationality
- French
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 100-200
- Words
- 60,000
- Original Language
- French
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This book is on the following lists:
- 40th on Pour une Bibliothèque Idéale (Raymond Queneau)
- 115th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- William H. F. Lamont’s 100 Best Novels (1947) (archive.org)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)